"Lumine does that much in the future?"
"No wonder—she is my sister."
Lumine (Kong) smiled proudly as he looked at the projection.
Now he understood—
this mysterious figure wasn't an acquaintance at all.
This was clearly an unknown, powerful being who knew Teyvat's past and future.
Below the throne, the Abyss Order members exchanged uneasy looks.
Yes, their prince's sister was powerful.
But…
Everything she accomplished in the future involved beating them.
Over and over.
Finally, one Abyss mage spoke up, voice rasping:
"Your Highness… what should we do now?"
"Should we continue the Stormterror plan as usual?"
Lumine tapped his fingers lightly, thoughtful.
"The future shown is no longer the same future."
"We will adjust the plan."
"As for Lumine—find a way to lure her away from Mondstadt."
"Then proceed with the attack."
He admired his sister.
But their paths already diverged.
Before the throne of the Abyss rose again, he had an unfinished war—
against Celestia,
and the Seven Archons.
"Understood, Your Highness!"
The Abyss mages hurried away to modify their plans.
[Transcendent Chat Group]
[Nahida:Honorary Knight, Friend of Adepti, helper in Inazuma, my First Sage, solving Fontaine's crisis… The Traveler is amazing!]
[Yae Miko:Indeed. She's like the heroine of a light novel. I'll have Yae Publishing prepare a manuscript.]
[Traveler Lumine:Will we get royalties?]
[Yae Miko:Of course. Come to Inazuma to collect them~]
[Paimon:Yay! Lumine, we're gonna be rich~!]
[Jean:Traveler, this is Acting Grand Master Jean. Thank you for your future assistance.]
[Jean:If possible, please visit the Knights later. We will welcome you properly!]
[Amber:Don't worry, Acting Grand Master! I'll bring Lumine over!]
[Ningguang:I am Ningguang of the Liyue Qixing. We thank you for your future help. Liyue will welcome you anytime.]
[Cloud Retainer:Two Osial heads appeared? What exactly happened?]
[Ganyu:We still have time to prepare.]
In Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, Hu Tao rubbed her chin.
"Guest consultant, even two ancient gods appeared."
"Where do you think Geo Archon went?"
Zhongli smiled faintly.
"He had… matters to attend to."
(He was watching people panic during his 'death.')
From the projection, everything proceeded as he intended.
He felt relieved.
[Kokomi:If you visit Inazuma, feel free to stop by Watatsumi. 'Captain of Swordfish II' will always have a place here!]
[Kujou Sara:What is that supposed to mean? Are you openly recruiting?]
[Gorou:We're not! It's just what the future says!]
[Ei:Traveler, when you come to Inazuma, you may come to Tenshukaku. Sara—treat our guest with utmost respect.]
[Kujou Sara:As you command!]
[Yae Miko:My my, even Ei sounds different now~]
[Nahida:I'm still trapped for the moment, so I can't host you…]
[Nilou:Don't worry, Little Lord Kusanali! I'll welcome the Traveler for you! Dunyazard too!]
[Dehya:Count me in! I like that kind of person!]
[Neuvillette:Traveler, I am Neuvillette, Chief Justice of Fontaine. I await your arrival.]
[Navia:Spina di Rosula also welcomes you anytime!]
Everyone finally understood why Lumine was the first one reviewed—
she was the key to everything.
And with looming national crises, each nation rushed to extend goodwill.
Outside Mondstadt
Lumine looked at the flood of warm invitations and felt a wave of emotion.
Not long ago, she was just a lonely traveler drifting from place to place, barely scraping by.
And now—
She was welcomed by every nation.
For a moment, she felt grateful to that mysterious commentator.
"Lumine, look! We're super popular!"
"At this rate, we won't even need to pay for food anymore!"
Paimon jumped in excitement.
"Hmph, of course!"
"Who do you think Grandmaster Ye is?"
Lumine crossed her arms proudly.
Snezhnaya — Fatui Reaction
Naturally, Snezhnaya wasn't going to stay quiet either.
[Tartaglia:Hold on—why is there no footage of the Traveler helping Snezhnaya!? The Fatui welcome her too!]
[Jean:Heh. The Fatui's reputation precedes you. Why would the Traveler side with you?]
[Ningguang:Osial's revival was related to your actions. Pray the Northland Bank causes no further trouble.]
[Yae Miko:And Inazuma has plenty of your work as well~]
[Ei:Is that so? I'll review it later.]
[Collei:The Fatui commit too many crimes! A righteous person like the Traveler will never join you!]
[Furina:Come to Fontaine for judgment!]
[Tartaglia:...]
[Tartaglia:Hey—aren't you all getting ahead of yourselves? The Traveler hasn't even said anything yet!]
[Tartaglia:Traveler, interested in joining the Fatui?]
[Tartaglia:Her Majesty the Tsaritsa would gladly offer you—
the position of Twelfth Harbinger!]
The chat exploded.
[Venti:Harbinger No. 12—"Ye"? Ehe~ sounds fun!]
[Hu Tao:Ooh! That does sound interesting!]
[Traveler Lumine:Unbelievable!]
[Paimon:Yeah! You guys keep fighting her but want her to join!?]
[Amber:Ignore them, Lumine!]
Then Lumine typed—
[Traveler Lumine:No wait—why am I only the twelfth!?]
[Traveler Lumine:Shouldn't I get one of the top seats?]
Silence.
[Paimon:...]
[Amber:...]
[Tartaglia:...]
The chat froze in collective confusion.
Fortunately, at that moment, the projection moved again.
Everyone turned to look.
Arthur cleared his throat and said:
"Now that we've covered Lumine's official achievements—
let's move on to the unofficial ones."
"Note: Everything below is humorous exaggeration."
"Any resemblance to real situations is coincidental."
"Please view objectively."
[Transcendent Chat Group] reactions
[Venti:Ehe—here we go! The part I've been waiting for!]
[Paimon:Even though I'm on Lumine's side… I'm also curious, hehe.]
[Ayaka:The Traveler's… unorthodox moments… sound quite intriguing.]
[Keqing:What does 'humorous exaggeration' imply exactly?]
[Traveler Lumine:...]
[Traveler Lumine:Why do I suddenly have a bad feeling…? This better not ruin all my heroic moments!]
[Yae Miko:Ah~ more novel material. Lovely.]
Earth — Arthur
Arthur looked excited.
The serious part was great.
But the chaotic part of the Traveler?
That was the real gold.
He wondered how Lumine and everyone else would react.
After clearing his throat, he spoke solemnly:
"Unofficial point number one—
The Traveler's nickname:
'Walking Natural Disaster.'"
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